Yes. An A in Irish is certainly possible but it is much easier to get a B. I got 71% (B) in my mocks in HL Irish. However, you must require these skills

- Know a wide range of vocabulary

- Know a lot of grammar

- Good listening skills (Cluastuiscint - 17% of the whole exam)

So if you fail cluastuiscint (listening comprehension), you already can only reach a maximum % of 83% (B). This is why you must have vital skills like these. Anytime you find grammar a bit hard, I am sure I will be able to help you on it (really depends...).

In case you were going to say that now I am useless for the listening help. Well... I am not good at listening which is my downfall also to the listening comprehension in French. However, it's not about listening skills in helping students but making sure that they know a wide range of vocabulary on a good quantity of topics that could come up.

https://studyclix.ie/Discuss/Junior-Cert-Irish/random-vocabulary. Check here every day (I might forget to post though at times). Learn 10 new words / short phrases each day and you will easily build up your vocabulary by Junior Cert time.